Give workers more of the growth bonus

DATA from the National Bureau of Statistics show that the development gaps among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province shrank last year, and integration of the three places, a key development strategy of the central authorities, has progressed. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Last year, the per capita disposable income in Beijing was 57,230 yuan ($9,036), in Tianjin it was 37,022 yuan and in Hebei 21,484 yuan, up 6.9 percent, 6.5 percent and 7.1 percent respectively year-on-year.

The growth in disposable personal income in these three places is faster than the growth of their gross domestic product.